How to skim and scan for information in IELTS reading test

Questions 1-7
Use the information in the text to match the people (listed A-E) with the opinions (listed 1-7) below. Write the appropriate letter (A-E) in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet. Some people match more than one opinion.

A Dr Broca
B Dr Brinkman
C Geschwind and Galaburda
D Charles Moore
E Professor Turner

Example
Monkeys do not show a species specific preference for left or right-handedness. Answer B
1 Human beings started to show a preference for right-handedness whenthey first developed language.
2 Society is prejudiced against left-handed people.
3 Boys are more likely to be left-handed.
4 After a stroke, left-handed people recover their speech more quickly than right- handed people.
5 People who suffer strokes on the left side of the brain usually lose their power of speech.
6 The two sides of the brain develop different functions before birth.
7 Asymmetry is a common feature of the human body.
Questions 8-10
Using the information in the passage, complete the table below. Write your answers in boxes 8 10 on your answer sheet.

	Percentage of children left-handed
One parent left-handed One parent right-handed	(8)
Both parents left-handed	(9)
Both parents right-handed	(10)